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G. GEYER. GABBAGIETGUTTING MAGHINIE. No. 272,132. Patented Feb. 13,1883.

(No Model.)

N. FETENS. Pmmumu n hen Waflvinglun. D. C.

' UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

scones envnn, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

CABBAGE-CUTTING MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 272,132, dated February13, 183

Application filed September 11,1882.

(No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

1% it known that I, GEORGE GEYER, of Brooklyn, Kings county, New York,have invented a new and useful Improvement in Cab bage-Gutting Machines;and I do hereby declare that the following is a full and exactdescription thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,and to the letters of .reference marked thereon, making a part of.

this specification.

My invention relates to rotating vegetableslicing machines, and moreespecially to such as are adapted for slicing cabbages; and it has forits object an improvement in the devices for holding the cabbages andfeeding them to the slicing-knives.

. It consists in the arrangement within the cylinder into which thecabbages are to be placed for slicing of two or more pairs ofcurvedclamping or holding plates projecting inward from the inner periphery ofthe cylinder, one

- of the plates in'each pair being fixed and the r a central verticalsection of my improved cabbage-cutting machine 5 Fig. 2, a transversesecline yy, and Fig. 4, a similar section in line zz of Fig. 1.

A is the cylinder of the machine, made preferably of sheet metal.

B B are legs or standards firmly secured to the lower end of thecylinder and at diametrically-opposite points thereof.

0 is a transverse plate riveted to the lower ends of the standards B B.

D is an extension-plate of the same width, and secured to the under sideof the plate 0 by means of a rivet, a, and clamping-screw b, both ofwhich extend through a longitudinal slot in the plate D.

E E are angular clamping-plates fitted to slide in and out inlongitudinal slots formed in the ends of the foot-plates 0 and D, andadjusted by set-screws and thumb-nuts d d. The

is to be placed, and the plates 0 D are so adjusted as that these clampsshall project inside of the rim of the barrel at diametrically-oppositepoints, and, being forced outward by means of the screws and nuts d d,shall firmly engage the rim and thereby hold the machine fast in placethereon, as shown in Fig. 1.

From one of the standards, B, an arm, F, extends inwardly to the centerof the circle described by the cylinder, and terminates in a cylindricalboss through which is drilled a ver-' tical bearing fora spindle, G,whoselower end, projecting through 'said bearing, rests upon a step uponthe transverse foot-plate O.

A beveled pinion, H, is fitted upon the spindle, immediately overitsbearingin the supporting-arm F, to gear into a similar pinion upon ahorizontal shaft, J, supported in an extended bearing, K, formed toproject inwardly from the standard B. The outer end of the shaft J,projecting through the standard B, is fitted with a crank-wheel, L, bymeans of which the shaft J and the spindle G are rotated, and whichserves also as a fly-wheel for the machine.

A circular disk or cutting-plate, M, fitted with a series ofcutting-blades, N N, is secured upon the upper end of the spindle G torotate horizontally within the lower end of the cylinder A. The diameterof the disk M is but slightly less than that of the cylinder. Itscutting'blades N N are secured upon its under side in lines tangentialto a small circle described about the center of the disk, so that theupper cutting-edge shall project slightly above the upper surface of thedisk, through a suitable slot therein, the edges of the plate at theouter end of each slot being stayed and united by a curved tie-bar, P.(See Fig. 1.) The cuttingblades are set at an angle with the face of thedisk against bed-blocks upon its under side, as shown in Fig. 1, and aresecured by screws 6, which admit of the ready detachment of the bladesfor sharpening them.

Longitudinal holding-plates R It are placed within the cylinder abovethe rotating cuttin gdisk. These plates are arranged in pairs, eachplate in a pair being curved longitudinally inward toward the other, soas to readily embrace and confine a cabbage placed between'them againstthe innerperiphery of the cylinder, and one of the plates in each pairis made adjustable to and from the other upon the periphery of thecylinder by means of transverse slotsff, cut in the cylinder, andset-screws gg, Fig. 2, passing through said slots to engage and confinethe plate when adjusted.

A circular follower, S, properly recessed to embrace the curvedholding-plates R R, is fitted to traverse up and down within thecylinder, and is loaded, as required, by means of an adjustable weight,Y, sliding upon a lever,

' T, pivoted to an upright, U, secured to project upward from thecylinder, and which is made to engage and rest upon the follower S bymeans of a spring-actuated tooth or pawl, V, engaging a ratchet upon theside of a central rod or standard. W, projecting upward from the middleot'the follower, as clearly illustrated in Fig. 1.

In the operation of the machine, after it has been properly secured, asdescribed, upon the upper end of a barrel or tub, the follower S isremoved and one or more cabbages are inserted in the space between eachpair of holdingplates R R and the cylinder, the plates being adjusted toproperly confine the cabbages" therein. The follower is then returned tothe cylinder, so as to rest and bear upon the top of the cabbages toforce them downward upon the rotating cutting-disk M beneath, and theweighted lever T is brought to bear thereon by engaging its pawl V withthe standard W of the follower, the amount of pressure being regulatedat will by moving theweight Y in or out upon the lever T. Thecutting-disk M is now made to revolve rapidly by turning the crank-wheelL, and the cutting-blades N N will rapidly slice of the cabbage, forcedinto contact therewith, into thin shreds or shavings, which will dropthrough the slots under the blades into the tub or barrel beneath.

The machine may be driven by hand, as illustrated, or upon a largerscale by other motive power.

'1 claim as my invention 1. The combination, with the cylindrical hopperA and rotating disk M, in a cabbage-cutting R R, fitted within thecylinder over the cutting-disk, and a weighted recessed follower, S,adapted to bear upon the cabbages inserted between the holding-platesand press them down automatically upon the rotating disk, allsubstantially in the manner and for the purpose herein set forth.

2. The combination, in a cabbage-cutting machine, with its inclcsingcylinder A, cuttingdisk M, and a follower, S, provided with a standard,\V, of a pivoted lever, 'l, carrying an adjustable weight, Y, andadapted to engage the standard 7 and actuate the follower, substantiallyin the manner and for the purpose herein set forth.

In testimony whereof I have signed myname to this specification in thepresence oftwo sub- Witnesses:

DAVID A. BURR, U. F. LA llIONT.

.machine, of lateral adjustable holding-plates.

